Rail chair and brace.



T. SPOONER.

RAIL CHAIR AND BRACE. APPLICATLON FILED MAY 27. 19m.

1, 1 14,927; Patented Oct. 27. 1914.

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.i'i'heniteil Oct. 27. 1914:.

LEI-trio! No M15396.

To all whom 5 may owl/earn Be it known that l, lITUMMI Hormone n liritish subjeet, anal 'reeiiienu oi l'iilhnle V i lay, King county lVnsihin on, have ini'en eil oertnin new inu'l useful impi'OYilliL'lihS in ilnil (linersanal. lll'lllllllil, oi whieh the i'oh loi'viugz' iI- n siineil'icution.

My inventioii i'onilws to liill vhnirs ni'uil brnees or ilfifll jifbj 'lor supporting; :nul hohlin J reiirouel i;

Tihiu iniei'i'lion eonuirises {in} novel gnu-o: niul 'f-UliilJiilfilllollS oi' poi-h: \Yilit'il will he hereinni'izer ill-scribed zuul nnrliruh: rig point ell out in the rluiins.

in the nm-oinpnnyiin: ilruwin til i o w n how prhi'wrreil by me.

lifjjiiii, i is n f-illli vlevntion oi n tie the hill :inil i being in H'Fi'lfill. Fig. fl n ilcv v ew sin-wing); line t -u ae oi brn 'u whieh l ii-elm: l' ig. 3 is n ;'iin :pe =l1 \e ol the ("heir or plate Which reels; on the tie :iiu'l eup oria ihe i-oil. Fig-s4. i; Mill .i are (lillm (Hi1 views oi the brace shown in l i g F g. (i is the 'rnil elznnpingy ohm: shown in 'lfhe r-hnir l. whieh shown in {)("lFl'WC- lfl\'(' in Fig. 5; hm; a hose 1U niul unwzu-illy projecting; saiile hinges ii iii one Mill, l'erinh noting" toi'mril the (enter of the pinto i'n oi'erhiingn 1'2, 'wl irh are shaped so an to eiigg'ngze the top suuhnze of n rnil bill-5k niul the :uiincent s-liile oi sloth i l of "the hl'lilpt of one'hnl'l oi he rnil base in? jl'oinu-i'l beli'i'een those oven liziilll'v} niul l, The i-huir is in base pinto l :llSl) proviil =cfl with trnnm'ersoly iexiienilii'ig, Llou'n'n'niilly n'i'ijeel ng' ribr 'l/l: niul 15, which are nilnpteil to huve n hiiihling eugag-merit wiih the tie.

47. -.:'\t eneh end ol' the choir holes 19' we provided for tho 1C(Q1')i'lt)l1 of spikes or bolts bv which the choir heh'l (flown upon the tie. The onifl of the chair which eouliuins the linnges 16 has holes; ii in it's bone nilnph oil for the carried by the rail binee used \\'iior .-l. y the in iiivvnlion "n. the form which is,

the lllll web, win-roll)" ll used. with n- '\'oo len tie iheeo ribs would be sunlc- Hill) the body of the wood by {he weight (illll'lfll reception o lugs: or nojwlions latter is prevented from i1'io\ei11e11i, away lroni lho mil. in 1' 1g. 1. I hire showirilfi'iisside of the "mi-i n14 h ld ('lOWH by a, plate 5 whieli is shown se inrniel in Fig. 6* mid pin he being slightly oll'svt between its ends znul being; lu-hl clown h ll inching; pin. 47, \Yllllil msxow through holes: 17 in the flanges oi the ehnir, and bun-n nguinsb the upper surlnee of Lhe plate .3. i

'lhv brace l which is shown as used in.

l iir. 2. is shown 501mm lel v in Figs. 4 and 5, uiul is lin: type of ln'uee which I prefer. This l'liilfl! may be made of rolled plate limit. into shape, or it may be cast. A cross aviation oi this brace shows an outline re Sllliilllllfj Hint of :1 letter U. The two side hinges are eoi'ineetecl by :1, bent central porilion which lnlitcr, when. the brace is in use, (XiiflHli-l ill? :in angle 0'! substantially 15 with the horimintal. The edges of the side [hinges of this brace are separated so as to fit upon the up )01' surface of the chair, and :IlHo against he faces of the rail. The lower edges are also provided with lugs or P O lLUl lOIU-Q 42 which enter slots 18 in the ehni and prevent inoven'ient of the brace ouhinrilly from the rail. The position of the various parts; of the b ace and chair ore Finch, reluitive lo eneh other, that when the \wlienl edge of the lugs 42 engage the back ((lifkr? oi slots ilk the verti :nl edges 40 of the l)|11(( --l will he in engagement with iln: siih- I'm-e oi the inil web, while the upper mul eiig o will engage the lower gnu-i of ihe mil head, nnrl the edge portion ll. will engnge the upper surface of the i'nil l'inse.

The lu'ru' lis \HOYlLlOd with holes H, so plzu'wl that they will register with the holes- 17 in the chair. in proper position, a pin or bolt passed through ihi-Fn holes will look the two in noeitiiin. lllll l'hne hohl the rail securely. l: lliH'l} shown this (leviee as used in conne lion with lie 2, the body of which is com-- posed oi conrreti; nml which has :1 raised tuhle "30 whivh reeoives the chair 1i and rail l. l1: is LYllll'lli] that this chair may he used with noun] :ulrnninge on other types of ties. Win-n used with n eonerelLe tie the lie shoulil be prorii'leil with recesses; or grooves :nln iteil lo nemrninoclnte the trnnsverse unilor siile ribs of? the chain \i'hnl l i-lui'ni 1154 my invention and desire in walnut in:

l :1 mil ehnir comprising 11 plate having;

\Vhen the brace 1g hsving uptnined side flanges litl 2. it fail chair comprising a plate having downwardly projecting tie-engaging ribs and upmnidly projecting side flanges at e-(ich end said flanges, at one end having overhangs adapted to engage tllellPpel"Sl1JE2LC8 of the mil base andthe face of the rail web. the flanges at the other end lying ontirely outn rd from the'rail and having holes for the receptionof a locking pin, a

rail brace or clamp having holes for the reception of seid'loclzihg pin and engaging the rail to brace and hold it down When said holcs register with those in the chair flanges, and :1 locking pin adapted to enter said holes. 1

8 ii rail chair comprising 2; plate having l'ransv i'se tieengeging ribs, one of which is located centrally the length of the plate, and upwardly projecting side flanges at each end, said flanges one end having over hangs adapted to engage the rail base and Web, the flanges at the other end having holes for the reception of it looking key or pin, a rail brace fitting between said letter flanges and having downwardly projecting lugs the chair having holes for the reception of said lugs, and the brace having holes registerm with those in its associated side flanges when the chair is in rail holding position, and a-locking pin fitting said holes in chair and brace.

brace in locked miles? l. A. rail holding'me ";anismcomprislng a chair consisting of a fete. havlng means at one end for holdingengagement with a- 'tion to receive said lugs, and a, lockingpin engaging the chair and brace'to hold th osition. I v 5,-A rail holding mechanism comprising a plate-having downward projections edept-' ed to have holding engagement with the tie endfprovided with rail holding members at one end and at the other end having upwardly projecting side flanges and per- .forations through its base just inWai'd of said flanges, a rail brace fittlng between 60 said flanges and consisting of e platefbent into a trough-like cross section, the sides oi flanges of said brace being'cut to form edges fitting respectively against the uppei' surface of the chair, the top of the rail base and the face of the mil Web, the curved connecting part of said plate extendlng at an angle of approximately 45 with the hori zontal, the lower edge of the brace having projecting lugs and the chair having holes for said lugs and the upper endof the. brace fitting under the rail head, thesides of the brace and the flanges of the chair havingregistering holes and a locking pin passingthrough said holes to hold the brace in position.

In testlmony whereof I have hereunto elffixed my signature this 22nd day of May,

THOMAS SPOQNER.

Witnesses:

HENRY L. REYNoLDs, CHARLES L. REYNOLDS. 

